MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines what some conservative outlets are calling “bribery” – Donald Trump’s promise to give every adult citizen $5,000 if Republicans win in November. Lawrence says Trump “has decided to try to buy votes with an offer that no one believes.”
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Seems like they count on AI killing us, that is why the scam game is now so visible and politicians don't bother keeping appearances anymore.
Americans have made many mistakes when electing presidents. This time they made s blunder. A MEGA one.
They ARE so stupid to believe that other countries are paying the tariffs …
Trumpty dumpty said every adult American citizen not every household ethreway it's bs
Trump promised to pay $5,000 to everyone old enough to vote. They will vote and, once again, get nothing. Trump has always been an habitual liar. He knows Congress will not allow it, so he can blame them.
The USA has received NOTHING from tariffs because the USA is PAYING the tariff, not RECEIVING it.
As with all Trump's promises, no-one will be paid. Sounds good, gets votes, but would cost billions and plunge the USA further into massive debt.
He is a monster 👺
His belief is if you repeat a lie enough times it becomes the truth.
18 U.S.C. § 597: Makes it a federal crime to make or offer expenditures to any person to vote, withhold their vote, or vote for or against any candidate.18 U.S.C. § 600: Prohibits promising government benefits (including financial payments or employment) as consideration or reward for political support or support of a political party.
Read the U.S. Criminal Code. It's a criminal offense to OFFER money for the sole purpose of inducing voters to vote a certain way. He has already committed the crime just by making the offer. Doesn't anybody know this? U.S. Criminal Code. 18 U.S.C. § 597 reads: "Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both". Does that seem pretty clear to you?!! I don't think there is even a question that he has just violated this section of the Criminal Code. He just ignores laws all the time and nobody ever stops him. How can Republicans be this partisan that they just let their leader break laws regularly and even support him to do it? Remember the boats off Venezuela that were bombed and the people of another country not at war with the U.S. being murdered for a crime they haven't even committed but one that Trump thinks they "might" commit? It's illegal too. There is a long list of ethics violations and then there are the crimes for which he has already been convicted along with the many other charges that have not been prosecuted yet because he ran for and became President again. When will Republican lawmakers put a stop to such activities? They could get Trump out of office and still have a Republican President, but it won't happen because they appear to be complicit with an attempt to move towards an authoritarian government. Also, Trump won't be able to pay the $5,000 to everyone because it's $1.3 TRILLION. And we also know that he has made several other offers to make payments but never made them (ACA, Tariffs, DOGE) so he's just making this stuff up. Oh yeah, one other thing. You don't "take in tariffs" from another country. You are taxing companies in your own country when you have tariffs. He's just stupid and he's trying to mislead people, and the really stupid thing is that there are enough simple-minded Americans who still just accept whatever he says and continue to support him because they literally don't know any better. It's all just very sad and the world is suffering as he threatens our economic and political stability outside the U.S. as well. Fortunately, this is just temporary because in a short period of time not more than a few years he will be out of office and his administration of incompetents will be gone too and we can deal with more reasonable people in the U.S. government.
Fox News needs to be shut down its just a government mouthpiece
how can anyone listen to this guy without throwing up.. there is absolutely no common sense or meaning to his words… please end this .. talking about Trump, obviously
This is Communism!
Where is the justice system?
your contributions are always brillant!
IT IS AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION TO BUY PEOPLE'S VOTES!!!! TRUMP IS TRYING TO BUY VOTES WITH OUR TAXPAYER'S MONEY!!! HE NEEDS TO BE LOCK UP…
Hello American our fake president wants you to believe if the republicans keep the senate and congress he will send you 5,000 but wait he needs the republicans to pass it so every adult can get the money don’t worry he always keep his word MAGA,.
I'm Canadian, and I was brought up to always tell the truth! So here goes. I don't like Trump; he lies every chance he gets. He says one thing and does the opposite. If he said the Sun was shining, I would go outside and look. Canada will never bow to a lowlife, uneducated parasite.
Mr.President,
We know that you have improved your wealth and your Billion dollar friends have benefited from the current economy. I have not seen any evidence of this! My neighbors and friends have not seen any improvement in our bank account.
I don’t believe you have your head in the sand. But I do believe that those who follow you so religiously are wearing blinders. They are so focused on not being wrong that they have doubled down on their support for you. Or in some way they are profiting from your administration.
When past presidents have bribed the people, they have offered something in return. You just out right offered to buy their vote. WAKE UP AMERICA!
If this was true and we know it's not we the black people should be the first to get that $Money because we are denied Reparation so it have to start somewhere getting our money.
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE – TRUMP HAS PROMISED A TOTAL OF 13K AND NOTHING HAS BEEN SENT. REP ARE IN CHARGE, WHY HAVE YOU RECIEVED NOTHING BUT WE LOST LOTS. AND HE IS STILL LYING. MAGA U GOT PLAYED
He is so successful that he has to pay for votes
He's nuts
What i don’t get is how would the machine know if its improving without an outside source telling it that its making gains or messing up. That like taking medical studying and assuming you now have the skills to be a doctor with out anyone testing you or directing you at all.
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the problem with this is: there are people who actualy believe him and those voted for him to become president twice.
the question is: will they vote for him to become president a third time?
Our best chance for getting the tariff money is when a democratic congress enforces it.
Maybe he is counting on his HUGE! profits with 🇻🇪 Oil and Gold….NOW manipulating " Negociations" with the still illegal narco regime of his now best friend Delcy… 🙄